Master Nicholas Ridley was a clergyman/priest who gained fame for being a martyr. He was well versed in the Bible and during the 16th century when there was much debate about the fallacy of the Pope, he is famed for "resolving" the issue by saying, "The Bishop of Rome had no more authority and jurisdiction derived to him from God, in this kingdom of England, than any other foreign bishop." He became a very prominent religious figure after that. He was later executed for supporting Lady Jane Grey as queen of England when Mary Tudor, the rightful heir to the throne, came into power and had all her key supporters burned at the stake for treason.

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